CQI: Improving the time to thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 685-689

  Markel, Kenneth N ^a   Marion, Stephen A ^b  

^a Richmond Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CQI; thrombolytic therapy; time

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030292862     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00184-9     Document Type: Article

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